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Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes
Google is following last week’s patch after the initial release with Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 today for Pixel devices.
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Alphabet today announced Q3 2025 earnings with $102.3 billion in revenue. These numbers range from July to September. This is Alphabet’s “first-ever $100 billion quarter.”
Expand Expanding CloseWhat’s new in Google Home app 4.2 for Android, iOS
Following the last edition on Friday (which the Gemini for Home voice assistant requires), release notes for Google Home 4.2 are now available.
Expand Expanding CloseOppo Find X9 available globally in November with 7,500 mAh battery, 200MP camera from €999 [U]
Oppo’s latest flagship series has arrived, with the Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro set to launch globally later this month. Here’s what they bring to the table.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Galaxy S26 Edge might live on, alongside Samsung’s self-inflicted mistakes
For a lineup set to debut in just a few months, the Galaxy S26 series sure seems to be in a constant state of flux. It wasn’t long ago that Samsung appeared set to launch a radically different trio of phones: the usual Galaxy S26 Ultra paired with a Plus-replacing Galaxy S26 Edge and a smaller Galaxy S26 “Pro.” It took less than the entirety of October for that all to fall apart, with the Edge seemingly scrapped and that “Pro” suffix dropped entirely. In other words, its vision for 2026 seemed to collapse overnight.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Thimbleweed Park, WINCH IT OUT, more
Your mid-week lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready ready to roll, including title like Last Roman Village, Wizards of Brandel, WINCH IT OUT, Thimbleweed Park, and more. You’ll also want to scope out the deals we have on Bose QuietComfort headphones and buds at up to $209 off as well as these discounts on Amazon’s entire eero Wi-Fi 7 mesh system range, and up $113 off Pixel Watch 4 models, but all of the apps are waiting down below.
Read MoreNotebookLM gets ‘significantly improved’ chat: Saved history, 1M token context window
The chat feature in NotebookLM is getting significant improvements today to “performance, quality, and contextual understanding,” as well as the ability to set goals.
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MediaTek’s new Chromebook chip promises better battery life, fanless laptops in 2026
MediaTek has announced a new chipset for Chromebooks, which will debut in early 2026 with the promise of battery life improvements and the ability to run in fanless laptops.
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YouTube has announced that it will start using AI to upscale low-quality videos with a new “Super Resolution” feature coming soon.
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Deals: Pixel Watch 4 up to $113 off, Amazon eero Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems, Bose QuietComfort headphones up to $209 off, more
Your 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are now ready to roll starting with a chance to save up to $113 off the new Pixel Watch 4. While deals on brand new units have been just about nonexistent, Best Buy has some open-box units in “excellent” condition at up to $113 off today along the Pixel Watch 3 brand new at $200. Those offers sit alongside deals on Amazon’s entire eero Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, these Bose QuietComfort headphones and buds at up to $209 off and some deep deals on Anker charging gear. Get a closer look down below.
Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy Z ‘TriFold’ might still be thinner than most of Samsung’s foldables to date
Samsung has officially shown off the Galaxy Z TriFold for the first time and, in that initial showing, it appears that the new form factor is impressively still thinner than most of Samsung’s other foldables released to date.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto prepares support for app widgets as latest updates roll out [Gallery]
Google has some new Android Auto features in the pipeline, including support for app widgets on the dashboard as has been discovered in the latest updates.
Expand Expanding CloseOnePlus 15 will launch globally on November 13th
The OnePlus 15 already saw an official launch in China earlier this month, teeing up for a broader rollout in the coming weeks. Well, OnePlus fans might not have to wait as long as they might’ve feared, as the company’s next flagship phone will be on store shelves well before Black Friday.
Expand Expanding CloseNothing’s new bloatware includes Facebook services that can’t be uninstalled
Nothing’s first phone with third-party bloatware has arrived, with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite shipping out of the box with Instagram and Facebook pre-installed.
Expand Expanding CloseNothing Phone (3a) Lite is a €249 rehash of this phone – and yes, it has lock screen ‘ads’ [Gallery]
Nothing is adding a fourth smartphone to its 2025 lineup, with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite arriving as an even more affordable device at €249, but in part because it’s really familiar.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini coming to Google TV Streamer, more devices this winter
In starting the Gemini for Home voice assistant preview today, Google also shared when Gemini for Google TV is coming to more devices, like the Google TV Streamer.
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Gboard for Android is rolling out a new Flick keys shortcut that lets you quickly enter numbers and symbols with a swipe down.
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You can get these official Pixel Watch bands for as little as $16 right now
If you’ve been wanting to pick up some extra Pixel Watch bands, select official bands are currently on sale for as little as $16 – some for even less – right now. Here’s what to look for.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Meadowfell, ELOH, Wilderless, more
This afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll down below. We have titles like Old Man’s Journey, ELOH, Meadowfell, Wilderless, and more, just be sure to also scope out the discounts we are tracking on Samsung’s 16-inch Galaxy Book 4 Edge Snapdragon X Elite Copilot+ PC at $450 off as well as one of the best prices to date on its 32-inch 4K M8 Smart Monitor and the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at $85 off (with an extended 2-year warranty). As for the apps, everything awaits down below.
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Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro can’t use UWB for Find Hub trackers
UWB (ultra-wideband) is an underutilized feature in Android smartphones, and one that’s rare to even have the hardware for in the first place. Google’s Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro both have UWB but, as it turns out, they’re still unable to use the new tracking features in Find Hub.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s modular Project Ara smartphone shown off in new videos a decade later [Gallery]
Roughly a decade ago, Google pulled the plug on its alluring modular “Project Ara” smartphone. All this time later, though, prototypes are still out there, with some new videos offering another look at the device.
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After the tenth addition earlier this month, Google Wallet on Android is now rolling out support for Puerto Rico IDs.
Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy Watch 5 is getting one more update before Wear OS 6
Samsung has made it clear that the Galaxy Watch 5 series will eventually get Wear OS 6. A new update is rolling out, but it isn’t One UI 8 based on Wear OS 6.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini for Home voice assistant starts rolling out in Early Access
Google is beginning to roll out the Gemini for Home voice assistant in the US for devices set to English on all Nest speakers and displays from the past decade. Make sure you’re enrolled in the Early Access program.
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